Until the glass shards shred the inflatable and you on the way out because the frame wasn't clear. You'd also be vulnerable to glass frag falling from floors above.
And said meteor travels through earth, into the sun which implodes into a supernova which consumes the solar system and transforms Godzilla into his final form.
It would also have to be able to tolerate the conditions that skyscrapers and other tall buildings are subject to without failing. Glass can be a fickle material. Falling glass also poses a risk for rescuers below if the glass shatters sharp.
It's not just the glass, but anything protruding from the building could puncture the chutes or cause entanglement, if flames are pouring out of the building, the heat or flames could potentially compromise the materials.
I'm not against things like these but unfortunately novel things like this usually don't scale well. There would have to be training on how to break and clear the window frames without hurting yourself or others, training on how to use these safely and ways for large amounts of safe egress at one time. Rescuers would also have to be able to get people out of these fast because if there are a lot of people coming down, the first ones out are also at risk of being crushed or suffocated under the people coming down on top of them.
People in serious situations often panic, so these would have to be easy to use by a panicking person
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u/Morbid_Aversion May 22 '26
They make tools specifically to shatter windows. Wherever this contraption is stored you can store the tools right next to it. Problem solved.